Item 9
AGENDA ITEM 9
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
September 21, 2004
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Hanson
SUBJECT: City Manageyrs Report
Emplovee of the Year Selected; Code Enforcement Officer Alex Sherrer has been selected as
the Atlantic Beach Employee of the Year. Alex was originally nominated for an Employee of
the Quarter competition because of his tenacity in resolving code enforcement issues, his
professionalism and positive attitude in dealing with the public and in consideration that his job
is probably one of the most difficult in the city because of the number of difficult situations that
it involves. A luncheon is scheduled to recognize both the Employee of the Year (Alex Sherrer)
and the upcoming Employee of the Quarter (Larry Higgins; Assistant Building Inspector) at the
Adele Grage Center on Thursday, September 30th at noon. The Mayor and Commissioners will
be welcome to attend.
Florida League of Cities Annual Legislative Conference; The next legislative conference for
the Florida League of Cities will be held on November 18th and 19th of 2004 at the Hyatt
Regency International Airport Hotel in Orlando. During this conference, the policy committees
will meet to recommend the legislative policy for League of Cites for the upcoming year.
Several legislative workshops will be held and the meeting will-culminate in a business session
on Friday, November 19th when the legislative policy statement for the 2005 year will be
adopted. A copy of the tentative program outline is attached for your information. Any elected
officials wishing to attend this meeting should make arrangements through the City Clerk's
office.
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Tentative Program Outline
Wednesday, November 17
-Noon Local & RegionalLeague Roundtable
2:30 p.m. Federal Action Strike Team (FAST)
j 3:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop
4:00 p.m. Advocacy Committee Meeting
Thursday, November 18
8:00 a.m. Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. First-Time Attendees' Orientation
8:30 a.m. Policy Committee Chairs, Board Liaisons and
Florida League of Cities Officers Meeting
9:30 p.m. STANDING POLICY COMMITTEES
Criminal Justice I
Environmental Relations
Intergovernmental Quality
Municipal Finance & Taxation
Retirement, Personnel and Collective Bargaining
Transportation & Urban Administration
Noon Lunch with Guest Speaker
1:30 p.m. Legislative Workshops
3:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting
6:00 p.m. Reception
Friday, November 19
8:00 a.m. Conference Registration and Coffee
8:30 a.m. FLC Legislative Committee Meeting
10:00 a.m. General Session
12:00 noon (Approximately)
Business Session
Report of FLC Legislative Committee
Adoption of 2005 Legislative Policy Statement
Program Subject to Change
AGENDA ITEM 9
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004